this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening everyone. my colleague tom hudson is off tonight. it s day four of japan s monstrous earthquake and tsunami, and the full brunt of the damage is still unknown. the death toll is expected to exceed 10,000 and the country continues to battle the threat of a catastrophic nuclear accident. now japan is focused on the enormous human suffering, but attention around the world is also shifting to the economic consequences of the disaster. many economists believe the country is likely to slide into recession. so what will that mean for the rest of the world? suzanne pratt reports. reporter: there s no question the human toll of japan s epic earthquake and tsunami is incalculable. after all, how can anyone possibly put a price tag on the tragic loss of thousands of lives and homes? nevertheless, there are already estimates as to the cost of reco
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening everyone. my colleague tom hudson is off tonight. it s day four of japan s monstrous earthquake and tsunami, and the full brunt of the damage is still unknown. the death toll is expected to exceed 10,000 and the country continues to battle the threat of a catastrophic nuclear accident. now japan is focused on the enormous human suffering, but attention around the world is also shifting to the economic consequences of the disaster. many economists believe the country is likely to slide into recession. so what will that mean for the rest of the world? suzanne pratt reports. reporter: there s no question the human toll of japan s epic earthquake and tsunami is incalculable. after all, how can anyone possibly put a price tag on the tragic loss of thousands of lives and homes? nevertheless, there are already estimates as to the cost of reco
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening everyone. my colleague tom hudson is off tonight. it s day four of japan s monstrous earthquake and tsunami, and the full brunt of the damage is still unknown. the death toll is expected to exceed 10,000 and the country continues to battle the threat of a catastrophic nuclear accident. now japan is focused on the enormous human suffering, but attention around the world is also shifting to the economic consequences of the disaster. many economists believe the country is likely to slide into recession. so what will that mean for the rest of the world? suzanne pratt reports. reporter: there s no question the human toll of japan s epic earthquake and tsunami is incalculable. after all, how can anyone possibly put a price tag on the tragic loss of thousands of lives and homes? nevertheless, there are already estimates as to the cost of reco
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening everyone. my colleague tom hudson is off tonight. it s day four of japan s monstrous earthquake and tsunami, and the full brunt of the damage is still unknown. the death toll is expected to exceed 10,000 and the country continues to battle the threat of a catastrophic nuclear accident. now japan is focused on the enormous human suffering, but attention around the world is also shifting to the economic consequences of the disaster. many economists believe the country is likely to slide into recession. so what will that mean for the rest of the world? suzanne pratt reports. reporter: there s no question the human toll of japan s epic earthquake and tsunami is incalculable. after all, how can anyone possibly put a price tag on the tragic loss of thousands of lives and homes? nevertheless, there are already estimates as to the cost of reco
nightly business report is made possible by: this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening everyone. a big setback today for president obama s landmark health care overhaul. a federal judge in virginia ruled that a key part of the program is unconstitutional. and tom, this could be the beginning of a long legal battle. tom: susie, it was the individual mandate part of the law that was declared unconstitutional. that s the requirement that citizens buy health insurance beginning in 2014, or pay a penalty. virginia s attorney general challenged that part of the law and today u.s. district judge henry hudson became the first judge to rule against the law. but he refused to put the entire law on hold while it faces legal challenges. susie: meanwhile, thehite house said today, it s confident the health care law is constitutional. it s believed that the u.s. supreme court will ultim